TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).
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- 1.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) they (b) thousand (c) door
- 3.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thin (b) think (c) tin
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) thick (b) day (c) this
- 6.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thirsty (b) the (c) dare
- 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 9.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 11.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 13.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) door (b) thirsty (c) then
- 15.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) thirty (b) then (c) duck
- 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 18.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 19.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 20.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) this (b) thumb (c) door
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thumb (b) thick (c) tree
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thank (b) tick (c) them
- 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 25.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) those (b) there (c) desk
- 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) table (b) thank (c) day
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) there (b) thumb (c) den
- 32.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 33.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 34.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) tank (b) dark (c) those
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dive (b) tick (c) them
- 40.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- they
- as in “thin”
- tin
- day
- tree
- the
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- then
- taught
- Behind your top teeth
- they
- then
- day
- then
- Behind your top teeth
- though
- as in “thin”
- tank
- door
- tree
- tick
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “thin”
- thick
- Between your teeth
- desk
- Behind your top teeth
- table
- there
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- those
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- dive
- tin
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